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George Michael remains hospitalized Following car accident

(Yahoo!) - Singer George Michael has been having a rough time of it lately. The former Wham! frontman remains hospitalized five days after he was involved in a car accident on Thursday, where he reportedly he fell out of the Range Rover he was riding in on the M1 highway in London.

A spokesperson for the "Careless Whisper" singer said in a statement Tuesday that Michael's condition is improving and he's making progress.

"I can confirm that George remains in hospital but purely as a standard precaution for observation because he suffered some bumps and cuts to his head," the spokeswoman said. "But he's making good progress, he's fine, and he's really looking forward to getting home," reports theNew York Daily News.

Michael's car was reportedly the only vehicle involved in the accident, and a driver on the highway who witnessed the accident told British tabloid The Sun that the singer fell out of the vehicle in front of her and she skidded to a halt to avoid hitting him. Katherine Fox said she then used her car to shield him from other vehicles, and that Michael had "nasty cuts" on his head and there was a lot of blood. "He was lucky he didn't die," she said.

Although the 49-year-old British singer has sold an estimated 100 million records throughout his successful musical career, it's his personal life and erratic behavior that have been grabbing headlines the past few years.